10 players who played the most minutes in the Premier League in the last five seasons

6) Branislav Ivanovic – Chelsea: 13,734 minutes

Ivanovic left Chelsea after nine years at Stamford Bridge

Branislav Ivanovic is no longer in the Premier League following his move to Zenit St. Petersburg but he is still Chelsea’s most dependable player over the last five years having played 13,734 minutes.

The Serbian defender who could play as a centre-back or at right-back even made 59 appearances across all competitions in the 2012/13 season – the highlight of which was the injury-time winner in the Europa League final. Ivanovic had a keen eye for goal that season with a career-best eight goals in that campaign.

In the seven seasons between 2009 and 2016, Ivanovic averaged nearly 48 games in a season (33 games in the Premier League) – a superb stat that paints a picture of his incredible fitness and dependability. But his lack of pace showed in his final season and once Antonio Conte arrived, he was benched before his move to Russia in the winter transfer window.